secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Blink Charging Co. (BLNK)
CIK:        0001429764
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-24-034593
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CEO Brendan Jones to retire Jan 31, 2025; COO Michael Battaglia named successor effective Feb 1, 2025
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- Brendan Jones to retire as President and CEO effective Jan 31, 2025, after 5 years of service.
- Michael Battaglia, current COO, appointed President and CEO effective Feb 1, 2025; joined Blink in 2020.
- Jones remains on Board and as Executive Advisor through July 2025 with $14,583/month salary.
- Battaglia has 25+ years experience; previously VP Sales, SVP Sales & BD, CRO, COO since Sep 2023.
- Succession part of thorough Board planning; press release issued Aug 28, 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429764/000149315224034593/0001493152-24-034593-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429764/000149315224034593/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-034593

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